Peach

Noisebud Peach – Direct Gain Shaping for Dynamics Control

Noisebud Peach is a dynamics processor that works differently from traditional compressors, expanders, or limiters. Instead of setting a ratio and relying on envelope behavior, Peach gives you direct control over the gain for the signal above and below a threshold—independently.

This threshold-split gain shaping makes Peach extremely versatile. It can act as a compressor, expander, de-esser, transient shaper, limiter, or gate depending on how you configure it. You decide the behavior by shaping the two signal zones separately, with precise control over their timing, spectral focus, and stereo placement.

Key Features:

• Independent gain control for signal above and below a user-defined threshold.
• Separate clipper for each signal zone, with hard or soft clip mode.
• Adaptive mode for the control signal.
• Up / Pause / Down envelope controls with adjustable curve.
• Lookahead.
• Frequency-selective processing via sidechain and output filters.
• Stereo-field targeting in filters: Left, Right, Mid, or Side.
• Loudness Match based on LUFS short-term.
• Delta monitoring.
• Mute Above / Below – allows gate-style operation.
• Oversampling (2×/4×) for each clipper.
• Dry/Wet blend.
• Mac (AU & VST3) and Windows (VST3) versions.
• Signed and notarized on macOS.

Peach is best thought of as a dynamic Swiss army knife. It doesn't do everything at once—but it can be set up to do exactly what you need, one task at a time, with full precision.